Yesterday as I was reading the paper I came across an article about killing head lice with a hairdryer. For those of you, who have never dealt with head lice, be thankful. For those of you who have dealt with head lice, things are looking up. I have two daughters with very thick hair. Florida is a haven for all sorts of critters, lice included. Every spring there seems to be an outbreak of lice at one of the school's. When they were little we had quite a few infestations. [When the Singer was in Kindergarten she had them 3 or 4 times...I finally figured out one her best friends had it and was really never lice-free]. The amount of time required in removing head lice from a child with long thick hair is incredible. This doesn't take into account the time in cleaning the bedding, any clothes worn in the last week (jackets, hats, etc), cleaning brushes, etc. But great news....a scientist has created a hairdryer to kill lice! My brother, Kevin is just bemoaning that this wasn't discovered 10 years ago when as a single Dad he got to deal with lice on a little girl with super, super thick blonde hair (blonde hair makes seeing nits difficult). Lice still give him nightmares, I'm sure. As usual, just talking about head lice makes my head itch. Ugh.
I'm not sure where the time goes. I work on a lot of different projects/committees and find that it takes longer to do 4 hours worth of work on 4 different projects than to do 4 hours worth of work on one project. The time it takes to get materials out for each project and the time it takes getting into the mind-set for each project adds significantly to the overall time. I think I may need to curtail my involvement for my sanity. Last week, I taught the Adult Confirmation class (I write the lesson plans), ran a meeting for a intergenerational catechesis (I also type the minutes and email reminders about 'to dos' for everyone), went to a class I'm taking, and presented a 2 1/2 hour workshop on teaching tips to volunteers who teach "Sunday School." In between, I kept up on my moderating my online course, ran the house [car-pool, dinner, clothes,]. I would have preferred to have spent the same amount of time and energy on one activity than being spread around.
Both girls have decided to join the club swim team. Last night we sat down with our current schedule to see when they could fit swim in. The Singer thrives on keeping a busy schedule, and in years past, has done better academically when she's busy. I think when she's busy, she knows she has to plan and use her time wisely. When her schedule is more open, she tends to put work off with the thought of "I can do that later," and then she runs out of time. The Imp has never had this much extracurricular activities, but she wants to give a try. I told her she's got to stick it out until Christmas. [Club teams swim year-round, so you can't really say stay until the season ends.] They're both starting voice lessons, too. The Singer has had lessons before, and is thrilled to be going back. The Imp would like to get a speaking role in her school's production of Beauty and the Beast this spring. The Imp thinks confidence (stage presence) is something she needs to improve and thinks voice lessons will help that. The voice teacher, Miss Melissa, is wonderful. Not just as a voice teacher but as a role-model and responsible adult figure in their lives. I know the Singer talks to Miss Melissa about problems and issues in her life. It's an outlet for her and a support for her.
I'm so looking forward to December. I'll be finished with the course I'm taking, my online work finishes up (and won't start again until January), the intergenerational event at church will be over and I'll get to spend time baking and preparing for Christmas. I just have to make it through November.
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